TOP CARDIOLOGIST AND FAMILY DOCTOR
SPEAK ON HEALTH CARE FOR ALL
Thursday, September 17, 6:30 p.m. Social Hour, 7 p.m. Speakers, Q&A
Brookdale Library, 6125 Shingle Creek Parkway, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
Dr. Morrison Hodges, Senior Researcher
MN Heart Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital
How to Provide Healthcare for All without Breaking the Bank
Dr. Morrison Hodges is Professor Emeritus at the University of
Minnesota School of Medicine and was formerly the Director of
Cardiology at Hennepin County Medical Center
Dr. Susan Hasti - Family Practice Physician
Board Chair, Minnesota Universal Health Care Coalition
The Minnesota Health Plan and How the Federal Bill Relates to It
Dr. Hasti will describe the MN Health Plan and explain amendments and possible scenarios for the US House and Senate plans and how they relate to the Minnesota Health Plan
FFI: Contact Carol Woehrer, 763-537-0816, carolwoehrer@usfamily.net
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Comments: 16
Other countries did not do the reverse, provide coverage for all, and then institute wage and price controls later. Wage and price controls must cover the entire increase from the start.
My 7% solution, to cap insurance profits at 7% (tax overages at 100%), and subsidize those insurance companies who fall short of 7%, would be similar to the approach that other countries have taken.
This is not something we have to wait for better economic times to do.
I'm listening to a health care discussion on either PBS, or NPR, and someone mentions that health care in other countries is highly regulated, and this health care doesn't do that.
Oh, dear! Were out of time.
(Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!)
I've also mentioned twice to Obama what I feel needs be done, I didn't ask for any response from either. But I got tewo letters back from what's his face, his chief.
The Doc's also will want the same things as I.
Listen too them
7% before or after taxes? 7% gross margin? 7% before or after R & D
I think you might mean drug companies.
Profits for insurance companies are currently around 20%, at least for the stock price purposes.
20% after tax? Then why isn't everyone dumping their current stock and just buying insurance company stock? Why own any other type of stock if after tax profits for insurance is 20%. Sell your McDonalds, sell your GM, sell your GE, sell your US steel, sell your Target stock,heck insurance will give you a 20% return
I, too, have given the White House two cents with regard to health care reform, and I intend to get through to our Minnesotans in Congress, too. But having some ideas (or even thinking one has the solution) should not preclude one from wanting to hear - and learn - more.
Anybody in dissagreement with Obamacare better keep their fists closed or wear their chopper mittens!
Fact check on Michael Moore's film Sicko: http://www.michaelmoore.com/sicko/checkup/
Brave New Films on the healthcare industry:
http://bravenewfilms.org/press/?p=340